MiBoard (Multiplayer Interactive Board Game) is an online, turnbased board
game that was developed to assess the integration of game characteristics
(point rewards, game-like interaction, and peer feedback) and how that might
affect student engagement and learning efficacy. This online board game was
designed to fit within the Extended Practice module of iSTART (Interactive
Strategy Training for Active Reading and Thinking).
Serious games have recently emerged as an avenue for curriculum delivery.
Serious games incorporate motivation and entertainment while providing pointed
curriculum for the user. This paper presents a serious game, called MiBoard,
currently being developed from the iSTART Intelligent Tutoring System. MiBoard
incorporates a multiplayer interaction that iSTART was previously unable to
provide. This multiplayer interaction produces a wide variation across game
trials, while also increasing the repeat playability for users.
MiBoard (Multiplayer Interactive Board Game) is an online, turn-based board
game, which is a supplement of the iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for
Active Reading and Thinking) application. MiBoard is developed to test the
hypothesis that integrating game characteristics (point rewards, game-like
interaction, and peer feedback) into the iSTART trainer will significantly
improve its effectiveness on students' learning. It was shown by M. Rowe that a
physical board game did in fact enhance students' performance.
MiBoard (Multiplayer Interactive Board Game) is an online, turn-based board
game, which is a supplement of the iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for
Active Reading and Thinking) application. MiBoard is developed to test the
hypothesis that integrating game characteristics (point rewards, game-like
interaction, and peer feedback) into the iSTART trainer will significantly
improve its effectiveness on students' learning. It was shown by M. Rowe that a
physical board game did in fact enhance students' performance.